Ever Patterned Collapsing

Ever Patterned Collapsing was an exhibition of painted works alongside a participatory ritual of exchange. Viewers were invited to leave behind a meaningful object, a poem, the name of a loved one, or currency. In exchange they were welcome to take with them a hand bound, silkscreened poetry book. One hundred and four poetry books were install around the gallery on twenty-six tables in stacks of four. Viewers were asked to leave behind their offering on the tables which acted as the alters for the ritual. The paintings installed alongside the ritual represented translations of personal writings. Each poetry book was printed to match in colour to the painted strokes representing translated letters on the surrounding paintings, becoming the key that allowed viewers to enter into the internal world of the translations.

2021